MOSCOW: Russia's space agency said Saturday (Feb 18) it was planning to send a rescue ship on Feb 24 to bring home three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid. 'The launch is expected on Feb 24,' a spokesman for the Roscosmos space agency told AFP. Last Monday, the space
MOSCOW: Russia's space agency said Saturday it was planning to send a rescue ship on Feb 24 to bring home three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid.Last Monday, the space agency said it had delayed the launch of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft, saying a supply ship docked at the International Space Station had leaked coolant.
They were scheduled to return home in the same spacecraft, but it began leaking coolant in mid-December after being hit by what US and Russian space officials believe was a tiny space rock. Last Monday, the launch was postponed after another vessel - a Russian supply ship docked at the ISS, the Progress MS-21 - had also leaked coolant, sparking concern.
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